With his irresponsible remarks and acts, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems determined to challenge international law and force his country apart from its Asian neighbors.

When asked about his government's position on an apology made by former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama for Japan's colonial rule and aggression in Asia, Abe said he was doubtful of the exact definition of "aggression". "The definition of what constitutes aggression has yet to be established in academia or in the international community," he said at a parliamentary meeting on Tuesday.

These words reveal Abe's undisguised beautification of Japan's aggression against its neighbors and transmit the message that he will not budge back from his stubborn stance on Japan's militaristic past.